How to Celebrate Columbus Day Weekend on Long Island

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City & Glen Cove

Garden City:516-222-5100

Glen Cove: 516-759-7000

www.PediatricDentistryofGardenCity.com

Are you excited for the three-day weekend?  We know that your kids probably are!  Here are a few fun ways to enjoy the fall weather this Columbus Day weekend.

Weekend Events:

Kaufolds Fall Festival  & Pumpkin Picking
Looking to get in the spirit of the season?  Visit this Fall Festival on Saturday or Sunday for pumpkin picking, a corn maze, pony rides, and more.  Best of all - admission is free!

Where: Kaufolds Floris & Farm, Ridge, NY 
When:  Saturday & Sunday from 10AM - 5 PM

RISE of the Jack O'Lanterns
This Halloween event hosts more than 5,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns created by professionals artists and sculptors.

Where:  Old Westbury Gardens
When: Friday & Saturday, 6:30-10:30 pm

Columbus Day Fair
There will be a street fair on Main Street in Farmingdale this weekend.  Enjoy a parade on Sunday at 6pm, followed by fireworks at 8:30.

Where: Farmingdale, Village Main Street
When: Friday-Monday

Check out this article for more information on events happening this weekend on Long Island.

You can also contact our office with any questions you have about your child's teeth this Columbus Day weekend!  Call 516-222-5100 to schedule your appointment at our Garden City office or 516-759-7000 to schedule your appointment at our Glen Cove office.  

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Fall Activities for Kids

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City & Glen Cove

Garden City:516-222-5100

Glen Cove: 516-759-7000

www.PediatricDentistryofGardenCity.com

There are so many fun Fall activities happening across Long Island!  Will you celebrating with any festive kid-friendly activities?  Here are a few of the top picks!

Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns
Where: Old Westbury Gardens
When: Oct. 16-19, 22-26, 29-Nov. 2
Cost: $26 adults, $22 children ages 3-12, free children 2 and younger

Walk through an exhibit with more than 5,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns created by professional artists and sculptors.  The pumpkins will be on display throughout a quarter mile trail in Old Westbury Gardens.

Ghostly Gala
Where: Long Island Children's Museum
When: Oct. 25 6-9 pm
Cost: $9 advanced ticket purchases ($4 additional fee for bat conservation show)

Children can show off their Halloween costumes, decorate goody bags, trick-or-treat, get their face painted, meet live animals and more!

Fall Festival
Where: Dees' Nursery
When: Every weekend in October from 11-5
Cost: $9.99 per child, free for adults; $5.99 for Haunted House; $14.00 per child for Pirate Party

Visit for pirate themed Halloween festivities.  There will be an interactive petting zoo with food for the animals, face painting, crafts, tattoos, a bouncy slide, and a pumpkin patch.

For more kid-friendly Fall activities, visit Newsday's activities guide.

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Fall Festivals on Long Island

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City & Glen Cove

Garden City:516-222-5100

Glen Cove: 516-759-7000

www.PediatricDentistryofGardenCity.com

Fall is finally here! There are plenty of ways to celebrate the crisp air and color changing leaves around the island.

Whether your family enjoys pumpkin picking, hayrides or petting zoos, we’ll let you know where there are fall events happening this weekend!

Let us know what events you plan on attending on our Facebook page!

Fall Festival

Location: Hicks Nursery

When: Daily, 9-4 through 10/27

Harvest Festival

Location: Mastic Beach

When: 9/28 10-4

Fish Hatchery Fall Fair

Location: Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium

When: 9/28 10-4

Long Island Fair

Location: Old Bethpage Village Restoration

When: 9/27, 9/28 and 9/29 10-5